Unified chromatography - Mass spectrometry as a versatile tool for determination of food dyes.

Unified chromatography with mass spectrometric detection was assessed for determination of food dyes. Nineteen substances representing azo, triphenylmethane, xanthone, indigoid, quinoline and polyene classes covering an unprecedented range from nonpolar β-Carotene (logD 13.6) to ionic Tartrazine (logD -7.